20,400 CHF
Die Grosse Fliegeruhr International Watch Co. , movement No. 1014085, case No. 1033485, Ref. 431. Made in 1940 in 1000 examples for the German Air Force. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, center seconds, anti-magnetic, anti-corrosion stainless steel military pilot’s wristwatch with indirect seconds. Three-body, matte gray, inclined bezel, concave lugs, large winding crown, stainless steel anti-magnetic cap to protect the movement against magnetic fields, snap-on case back, band engraved “FL 23883”. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. Cal 52SC, gilt brass, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Case and movement signed. Diam. 55 mm. Thickness 18 mm. Notes Die Grosse Fliegeruhr: This model is one of the watches delivered to the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, supplying their pilots with a wristwatch that was accurate, robust, and easy to read during missions. A good example of their first use is the “Battle of Britain” or operation “Sea-Lion” (August 1940-May 1941). Only movement numbers between 1.013.801 and 1.015.000 and case numbers between 1.033.201 and 1.034.200 are considered correct for the 1940 “Grosse Fliegeruhr”. The inside case back is engraved: - B-Uhr: Beobachtungs-Uhr (German for Navigation Watch) - Bauart, (German for Manufacture): IWC - Werk Nr, (German for Movement No.): 1014085 - (Anforderz, G
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-10-04
